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Student representative tells Orting board that slurs and unmet sensory needs continue in schools
Summary
A student representative reported ongoing use of slurs and a lack of accountability at middle and high schools, and raised an accessibility issue when paper-towel shortages affect students with sensory needs.
A student representative told the Orting School District board that derogatory language and discriminatory behavior remain issues in bathrooms and hallways and that school responses are often minimal.
‘‘It’s become like a sort of normalization where it’s like you can’t really get every single student in trouble because of how much it happens,’’ the student said, describing slurs and derogatory writings on…
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